s_*eX N CWN=6(y 专辑名称：Off The Radar
$z,bA*j9 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
-owfuS? i= 唱片公司：Much Obliged
#i ]@"R 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
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1h+O 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
7R2)Klt 推荐指数：4星
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_fyw 专辑介绍：
\qTNWA # ' G#*!)#M < Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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8\V-aow mpF_+M n Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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h?1pGz)[C jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
lb 6s3b intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
oF6MV&q / underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
q,(&2./ as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
{Jy %h8n* bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
BxT~1SBFq Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
N7j RdT2k% its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
CM#EA"9 accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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d!LV@</ <V8i>LBlz The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
}m GD`5[` truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
aKUr":z laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
|zT0g]WH and won (mostly lost though? and a sense of reflection on his
i-=ff younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
-$kJERv y and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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y^Jv?`jw If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
j bGH3 L seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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cU6#^PFu If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
SW Ga%6| be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
ii2Z }qe heartbreak.
@/u`7FO$& g|HrhUT; The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
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e ^qnUjMy lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
X]*/]Xx than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
&; skB. but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
prs<ZxbQb kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
|G@)B! > his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
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N9PM.nbd% icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
[-gKkOT8E in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
<khAc1" UmE{>5Pt Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
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affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
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@[RY8~ comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
614/wI8( his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
9 "RfL7{ of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
6V?RES;X welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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H K bx^EaXj( r Ally Kerr是来自苏格兰的Indie pop乐队（也是主唱的名字），融合了苏格兰传统民谣和清新独立流行风格，延续了Indie一贯的清新吉他风格。悦耳而淳朴，凄美而哀伤，有那么一丝丝迷惘，当你聆听Calling Out To You这张专辑的时候这一类的形容词可能会脱口而出。这样悦耳动听的音乐出自格拉斯哥唱作人Ally Kerr之手。继Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura 之后，苏格兰的indie 风暴就从未停止过，如今Ally Kerr继续着他们的征程。他不仅继承苏格兰indie pop团惯有的风格，从Ally Kerr身上，我们还能够体会到那种异乎寻常的与众不同的气质。在苏格兰，人们将他称之为“最富生趣和最创造性的音乐家”。2004年Ally Kerr在日本发行唱片，是真正为了追求梦想的音乐人。而后为TV动画《虫师》演唱的OP"The Sore Feet Song",使Ally Kerr为更多的人所熟知。(来自网络)
p4EItRZS 1Qu,]i` _fCHj$I*] 曲目列表：
$?-o Kx+Bc&X 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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fEc_r:|\6 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
cZzZNGY^ts 4. There's A World
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4Z<l>! 6. Off The Radar
^ks^9*'|j 7. Old Friend
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,O)\,t g 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
TkoXzG8yE< 12. Footprints
